Industrial Order (1951) by Sex

Data for 1951	Sex
1951 Industrial Orders	Male	Female
Agric., Forest. & Fishing	17	7
Mining & Quarrying	7	0
Ceramics, Glass, etc.	91	11
Chemicals & Allied Trades	121	87
Metal Manufacture	50	9
Engineering, Shipbldg. & Electrical	871	188
Vehicles	911	124
Other Metal Goods	439	77
Precision Instruments, Jewel., etc.	295	89
Textiles	45	43
Leather & Fur	147	194
Clothing	458	1,133
Food, Drink & Tobacco	473	299
Manufactures of Wood & Cork	440	93
Paper & Printing	389	182
Other Manufacturing	197	324
Building & Contracting	3,760	125
Gas, Electricity & Water	237	14
Transport & Communication	8,213	1,467
Distributive Trades	4,391	2,675
Insurance, Banking & Finance	1,096	753
Public Administration & Defence	1,820	458
Professional Services	1,855	3,284
Miscellaneous Services	3,766	6,516
Not Stated & Ill-Defined	49	30

Date:	Source:
1951	1951 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 2 , 'Industries (Minimum List) and Status Aggregates. Occupied Males and Females aged 15 and over', for 'Con, AC, CB, MetB, Urban Areas with population of 50,000 or more'

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